Celebrate Mardi Gras with these festive Mardi Gras Cupcakes

Celebrate Mardi Gras with these festive Mardi Gras Cupcakes

 

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Mardi Gras is just around the corner and although I am not planning on going to New Orleans any time soon, I am planning on living it up right here in my own home with these amazing Mardi Gras Cupcakes!

Plus these cupcakes are so beautiful and festive you will probably want to make them more then once a year! Yum!

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Ingredients:

1 box of white cake mix (plus ingredients called for on the box, i.e. eggs, oil & water)

Food coloring in purple, yellow/gold, and green

1 8 oz. package of cream cheese, softened

¼ cup softened butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 cups confectioners’ sugar

Sprinkles

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Directions:

1. Make cake batter according to box instructions. Evenly divide batter into 3 separate bowls and use food coloring

to color 1 bowl purple, 1 green and 1 gold. For bolder colors, use more food coloring.

2. Starting with the purple, place a little batter in each of the 12 muffin cups lined with cupcake liners. Then layer

green, followed by gold. Fill batter until it’s just below the top of the cupcake liner.

3. Bake cupcakes according to box instructions. Allow to cool before frosting.

4. To make frosting: use an electric mixer to cream together cream cheese and butter. Mix in vanilla extract and

cinnamon. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar. Frost all cupcakes and top with coordinating colorful sprinkles.

(Makes 12 cupcakes)

 

54 thoughts on “Celebrate Mardi Gras with these festive Mardi Gras Cupcakes

  1. These are such beautiful cupcakes and I would love to make these. They look easy to make, and I can have them as dessert for my family! I already pinned it to Pinterest. Thanks for sharing.

  2. I love Mardis Gras and I love colorful! I bet I could use this concept with lemon, lime and grape batter flavors for a fun fruity theme! Thanks!

  3. G’day! Who doesn’t like cupcakes? Thanks for including Foodie Friend’s Friday links to your linky parties!
    Thanks for sharing! Viewed as part of Foodie Friends Friday Nothing But Noodles Pasta Party!
    Cheers! Joanne

  4. I just love your festive Mardi Gras Cupcakes! Thank you so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

  5. How fun.. I love the different colors and I’ve been dying to use food coloring to color our cake… Always seen it, just never done it myself, thanks for a great recipe, think I will make some this weekend and surprise the kids

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